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A LICENSED SALOON is asked for by a
number of women in West Fairview, Pa,
on the ground, as they state in petit
ton presented to the (Cumberland)
county judge, THAT If a license is
granted, and our husbands can obtain
a drink of liquor when desired, they
will not bring it home in quantities, as
now, or 90 away to Harrisburg for their
liquor ard remain away from home. !"
Some persons suspect the husbands OF
having hand in getting up the petit
lion
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V|'e l)eoplts & olunn
CHERRY HILL, April 18th, I!

Eddor Whig:-'The sudden closing Of
the plhlc schools has afford ID much
cnmm"no. The millennium would soon
dawn If the school board could meet
withouta petition for new school house
The writer is inclined to think that it is
useless t" have so many school houses.
In other days two miles even three were
not considered too much for children to
walk III order to receive an education.
But modern conVenenceS must reach
out. Every child must live in a stones
throw of school. Let us have the
schools open four terms, many of the
smartcSt men in this county sat on
benches and at desks at which the boys
and girls of today would be panic stricken
NJ
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he business proprietor AID owner,
and 1t shall not be transferred. The
law applies to cities, counties, NUM-
cipalites, and boroughs and is, there
fore, far-reaching throughout the state.
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Hl11S is to give notice that the subscri-
4 Der, of Cecil county, has obtained from the
Orphans Court OF said county letters Of adm ins
tration ON the personal estate of
JOHN BENGE,
late of said county. deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the 18th day Of October, 1887.
they may otherwise by law, be excluded from all
benefit OF said estate. All persons indebted to
sal estate are requested to make immed late pay
ment to the subscriber. Given under my hand
this 25th day OF March, 1887.
JAMES Il. MCCULLOUGH,
Administrator.
Test:-R. +. JAHAR, Register.
April l6-6H
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s<'EHE+WHIGss

PreeminsnIy rGiudLle for lis Local as iceH as Gen
erdi luteNiycnce News Communications are respect
taip solicited from all sections Of the County, IN
addition TO the reekIy contributions Of its regular
corps Of correspondents. anonymous commnntcd-
tons lriH receire no attention. the name Of the
critsr being requiem IN all cases as guarantee Of
good tGith.
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ELKTON, APRIL 16. 1887.

EDITOR DANA says Mr.. Cleveland
has been respectable, industrious, con-
scientious, 'but conscientiousness. in
dustry and responsibility are not quail
ties SO rare as to entitle the possessor
to political distinction"
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Real Estate at Private Sale.

offer two DOUBLE HOUSES on West High
Street IN the town OF Ekton, containing seven
rooms each, three stories high new last year. The
street is well shaded near the railroad and a
most desirable place to live. Good water, and
every modern improvement. Terms made to suit
the purchaser. Address ~
JOHN WILKINSON,
Oct l6-tf ElktOn Cecil Co.. Md.
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Chesapeake City News.
EASTER SERVICES.

EASTER SERVICES.
Easter WAS generally observed in all
the churches. The ilpral display was
very fine. Services were held in the
Methodist, Presbyterian aud Catholic
Churches in the morning. In the alter
noon the EpiscopalIanS held service, and
there was also au f lister service by the
SUNDAY School. In the evening Rev w.
l.. 5. Murray, the new presiding elder,
preached i'll the Methodist church.
Rev. |. l.. Cation has been confined to
his home for several weeks with rheuma-
tism, but is now improving, and was
able to preach on Sunday morning last.
CLOSING OF TIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Much regret is expressed in regard to
the closing of the public schools. Many
of the children of course are very glad,
yet there are a few who know the value
of education. who look at the matter in
q different light, aud would be glad of
the opportunity to continue going. eS-
pecially as they regret to part with the
principal Mr. +. Z. Williams. We regret
very much that he is going to leave us,
but hope he Will return the first of Sep
TENDER 10 take charge again. Miss L,g-
gett, one of the assistant teachers we
understand, will start a private school,
aud teach for one term
Base ball is getting to be all the rage
again here, both men and boys are get
ting the fever.
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Hanamaker's
PHILADELPHIA, April IL, 1887

If you write for what you
want our trained buyers select
it for you.
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On the 4th of April we made
a grand occasion in Dress Ma
terials. We surprisedourselves
as we'll as our friends,
Our experience has taught us
more Of our own organization
than we ever knew before. The
array of our own Dress and
Silk Goods, when fairly brought
out, like an army in review,
taught us the power Of our own
goods gathering.
1t has been already said that
only here can be found such a
Dry Goods Museum. It's true
beyond doubt or question. We
know N0ap.
Here are bits from a few of
the newspapers:
Tile Record.
More Ike exposition than a store. It's q
liberal education Tor woman to look around
Just to the drapery the color ordinations and
the effects produced by tnting and shading.
The salient fact is that this is preeminently
a Dry Goods Store.
Tie Tines.
The display was made regardless of expense,
and experienced Judges say that such exhibI-
ton has ever been given, in this country or in
E,urOnp IA he
value OF the goods in sight.
Tile Daily Nc7vs.
An unprecedented display of dress goods took
place yesterday at Wanamaker's, and thousands
OF women crowded the establishment all day long
looking at the finest products from the looms Of
Il score OF nations. There were silks and woolens
OF Il hundred textures and hues, and the total
value OF the goods in sight was 81 600 900
The entire first floor OF the building including
the arcade, four acres OF flooring in all. filled
with the show.
Tie Inquirer.
Crowds OF people surged through the avenues
that Irvine In and around the great masses and
pillars OF merchandise all day long, and when the
closing hour came the verdict Of every one was
that the Easter Opening at Wanamaker's was
the greatest event yet in the line OF mercantile
display.
Tile Herald.
To Wanamakers is due the credit OF the great
est exhibition OF dress materials ever presented.
There seems to be but one
opinion: the like of what we
show in Dry Goods can be
found nowhere else on this side
the Atlantic.
The exhibition of last week
demonstrated beyound ques-
ton that the Store is first, and
abo7e all else, a Dry Goods Store
and, aHhon.sh much besides,
MatHiS the first Dry Goods
House ofthiS city, and first Of all
Retail Dry Goods Houses Of
.IWcyira.
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The Untrimmed Millinery
will not escape you. Never
before SO much in straw to
please the eye. The little tur-
ban shapes everywhere; they
are the mass, and one extreme
Gainsborough effects; they are
the few now, the other extreme.
Between, many.
For children, "hats' as well;
and the "Rnssian Crown" odd
as pretty.
A novelty of the novelties
you'llsee bestin the untrimmed.
Not, French, Yankee. Seems
the lightest of all the bonnets,
almost the pertest. Crochetted
stuff, stiffened as by varnish.
Call it "Russian Hair" AL
most as near to nothing as the
old time Metropolitan" of
braided horse-hair. Black and
calorrs, both beaded and plain.
Ohm WANAMAKEk.
Chestnut Thirteenth and Market stress
and Citvha SQUARE
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MISS A. MAGlLL,
4Nl OF BALTIMORE,
Is now in Elkton and will give lessons in
Vocal and Instrumental Music

to limited number Of pupils. Refers by permits
sion to Ri Rev. A. A. Curtis, D. D. bishop of
Wilmington; +. Y. Hale. director of Cathedral
Choir, Baltimore; Miss Adele Broadbent organ
list and director, st. Peters Choir, Baltimore
Address, L. .. Box IL, Elkton, Md. lAprlm
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Millinery, too. We opened

Millinery, too. We opened
our new trimmed Millinery Par
lors on Wednesday last. 1859
square feet of French plate mir
rors in that room! Nothing like
it for the purpose anywhere
else on this continent, We
mean that nowhere else shall
you find such gathering of
trimmed things for women's
headwear.
How is the fashion drifting?
Let us look about a bit. Smaller
shapes, they say. The Bonnets
are small; the Hats are mostly
small. Close round Hats; chip
per little Bonnets, bits OF bright
ness and sauciness, tricked out
with ribbons and flowers.
The dead bird craze is be-
coming a memory. Fluffy os-
trich tips, punches of brilliant
hackles, stray feathers here and
there, but few heads or bodies
of birds; wings a stronger fea-
ture.
Ribbons. You shall see
them till you tire of looking,
and a new tint or a new form at
every turn. Heavy Ottoman,
loop-edged, and the most deli
cate cause effects; a bewilder-
ing variety between.
There are new names with
the new tlnts-Crevette, Au-
busson Azalie, Bengalee, Suez,
Cendrillon, Parme, Serpent,
Hanoi, Silene, Boreal, and a
dozen others that you can only
know by seeing. Fascinating
shades, such as yon might i'm
agine in an enhancing day
dream.
Gauzes, Grapes, large Mesh
ed Nets and Velvets, also, in
these beautiful colors.
ct in every form will be very
desirable. Some of heprettiest
bonnets are freely trimmed
with it. You'll think you never
before saw Jet.
Flowers will be prime favor
ties. Form and tints nearer to
nature than ever. Lilacs, wild
roses, pansies, forget-me-nots,
and all the sweet blossoms of
Spring, fit to tempt a bee.
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John Wanamaker of Philadelphia
reached on Friday last the Goth anniver-
sary of his business career On that day
he announced to his army of employees
that he had perfected system by which
he would hereafter distribute a consider
able portion of his yearly profits in the
firms business with them. A who had
been in his employ for seven years would
share in the profits OF the business. In
making the distribution he would anal
we the work of the employees and try to
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DOING \ GOOD WORK.


y
The Cecll Lodge OF Good Templars is
increasing IN membership quite rapidly,
ana Is DONG good WORK amongst the
young people Ihelr meetings. ale poth
INSTRUCTIVE ana entertaining. besloes
Uiio Nessois vi tempe rance learned mere,
;n.' n%'o 'i1 Tt eAe'e,se' evo.s 'heet-
,,1 :" SN' NY nt'o "iSo ''"' 'eu IL
oi"' ''' me "',iei'' oi Ine mem oersnip,
anu "'io ""cceru'ng very hiceiS. MS
lo"Es "i'' lne w. y. l.. L are WORKING
GoS'I"'' 'ei n,c'ii' lucy are WORKING
. ,"' C''' S que, "o'Tc'' ""u why hot go
''a'''' IL manu- ''Se'"'f
'N->N'N" ''"i ~ Nv iAsEp.
The canning factory located here has
oeen purchased by New Jersey parties,
VINO lhtehu starting business as soon as
the season begins, they VIII can toma-
toes exclusively.
Inc Indian medicine man was around
success left. and we hope to return no
more.
SUNDAY SCHOOL EXHIBITION.
The VI + Surd,v school ;S nr.n.,i,o
for an exb,bitinn to no hold soma tina T.,
Nav for the henett of tho Iihr.r,
NJ, T. p,rIdo,, b, l,
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The /H1nI1~f1-..

Crowds OF people snrged through the avenues
that Irvine in and around the great masses and
pillars OF merchandise all day long and when the
closing hour came the verdict of every one was
that the Easter Opening at Wanamaker's was
the greatest event yet in the line OF mercantile
display.
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Tile Hcr0IH..

To Wanamaker's is due the credit OF the srea
est exhibition OF dress materials ever presented
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re 1>ttft wees.
An unprecedented display of dress goods took
place yesterday at Wanamakers, and thousands
OF women crowded the establishment all day long
looking at the finest products from the looms OF
IL score OF nations. There were silks and woolens
OF hundred textures and hues, and the total
value OF the goods i'll sight was over l,000, 000
The entire first floor Of the building. including
the arcade, four acres OF flooring in all. filled
with the show
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Inc NCCO1~I'
More Ike an exposition than a store. It's
liberal education for woman to look around
Just to see the drapery the color com nati0ns and
the effects produced by tinting and shading.
The salient fact is that this is re-eminently
Dry Goods Store
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market stresn
and Citv hall SQUARE
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STATE OE MAINE.


PISCATAQUIS. ss-Court of County Commission.
ers August Term, A. D. 1887
Upon the foregoing petition ii is considered by the
Commits sOners that the petitioners are responsible
and that they ought to be heard touching the matter
set forth in their therefore order that the
County Commissioners meet at the Hotel called the
Lily Bay House in Township A, Range a. West
from the East Line OF the State, in said county on
Tuesday the 18th day Of October, A. D., 1887 at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, and thence proceed to view the route
mentioned in said petition Immediately after which
view, hearing of the parties and witnesses will be
had at some convenient place in the vicinity and
such further measures taken in the premises the
Commissioners shall judge proper And II is further
Ordered hat notice OF the time place and purpose OF
the Commissioners meeting, aforesaid, be given TO
all persons and corporations interested, by publishing
an attesed copy said petition with this Order OF
court thereon six weeks successfully in the Piscat
aquis Observer, a public newspaper printed at
rover, in the county of Piscataquis, and six
weeks successfully in the kennebec Journal, pub
lie newspaper printed at Augusta, in the county OF
kennebec, by the printer 10 the State the last publ
cation in each paper to be thirty days at least before
the time appointed for said view and hearing. that all
persons and corporations interested may attend and
be heard II they see fit.
Attest: HENRY B. FLINT Clerk.
true copy of Petition and Order of Court thereon
Attest: HENRY B. FLINT, Clerk.
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my mother, but don't fear the future for
myself, if'-David broke off
Wont you wait till you see Miss Bal
four before you decide on opposing your
aunt's plans? ''
"Why should see her? Vehemently. }
The very thought of Miss Balfour is hideous
to me!''
"And how shall you explain your change
of plans to Mrs. Wilton?'
Explain? Why, shall write to her
and tell her the truth-shall say that |
have met your
The girls lips parted in curious smile !;
she stood still, facing David in the moon
light.
Whom shall you say that you have
metz" she asked. lifting her eyes sudden
~ to her companions face.
81 -I-don't know. A thousand times
have wanted to ask your name. Will
YOU let me know it, now ?" faltered David,
very humbly.
ITO be sure. am Joyce Balfour."
'sJoyce Balfourl !" If a thunderbolt
had failed at David 8 feet. he could hardly
have been more astonished. Il ever he
was dumbfounded in his life, he was SO at
this crisis of his fate.
n
thoughts.
Yes, I am Joyce Balfour, and Mrs.
Witon's ward it is. Mrs. Wilton with
whom am staving at the Angleterre. |
never expected to remain unknown to you
so long Men are so slow at guessing; a
woman would have found US out long ago.
Why, there were thousand ways OF
learning our names. and often wondered
why you didn't ask me mine, downright
When we first heard that you were going
to stop in Venice. persuaded Mrs. Will
ton to come over here and make your &C.
quaintance under the rose 1t was no
more pleasant to me. than to you, | can
tell you, to be under orders matrimonial
to Mrs. Wilton. Twas no more willing
to accept your advances than YOU we're to
offer them. At least, wanted, before we
were formally introduced, to know you
for myself, in my own way; TO see you
and talk with you when you were off your
guard. it is. of course, for you to say
with an arch glance in David's direction
-"whether you will abide by your decis-
ion to return to London tomorrow. But at
least. sir"-with a saucy smile, and
bright look in the blue eyes-''you will
please apologize very humbly for your
assurance in stating before my very face
that the thought of Joyce Balfour is very
hideous to you"
We suppose that David's apology proved
an ample one. AT any rate we know that
year after the events related in our story,
David was not only installed steward of
Mrs. Wilton's estates in Devonshire and
Somerset. but that he was also married to
Miss Balfour. The first volume of poems
which he offered to the world, had dedi-
cation: 10 my wife. joyce
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BABY HUMORS
And all Skin and Scalp Dis
eases Speedily Cured by
CuticuYa.

Our little will be four years of age he 25th
inst. In May. lss5, he wss attacks d with very
pa nful breaking out of the skin. We called in a
physician who trea ed him for about foar weeks.
The child received little gooi from the treat
ment the breaking out, supposed by the physician
TO be hiyes in aggravated form, became larger in
frequently Obliged % get up in the night and rub
him win ,oSa In water, strong liniments, etc Fl
nally called other hy scians, until less than
six had attempted 70 cure him. all alike failing, and
the ciid steadily getting worse and worse, until
about the z0th Gf asF Jaly, when we began to give
him CUTIcURA REsoLvENT internally. ana the Co.
TICURA and CUTIcUEA SOAP externally, and b. the
last Of August lie 20 nearly vel that gave
him only dose Of the REeoLVEST about every
second day for about ten day. l2ngr aid he has
never been roubsd riIcs with the horrible maildy.
In all used eas than o. 2 IA Of bDttr Of UFI-
CUgA REsoIvEST 4 titfle less than one box Of Gu
TICURA. ard only On. cake Of CCTICCRA SOAP.
u Z. hlAN. a.uya. iiYinZ.fon Co. ILL.
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ssnd for chow !" C.tre SKIN Diseases
A Word About Catarrh

at Is the mucous membrane that wonderful semi
nud envelope surrounding The delicate tissues of
the air aId food pas -ag"s thal Ca;arrh makes it's
stronyh ID. once established II eats INTO the very
vitais, ard render LIE bat a long-draw breath OF
misery and dis'ne, dulling the sense OF hearing,
tranmeng the power 81 spec ch, destroying the FAC.
ulty Of smell, taiut1ns the breath, and ting the
refined pleasures OF taste lnsid Ou-ly, by creeping
through tht delicate coats .,nd causing lniiannlt-
ton, sOugtliuV and death. Nothing -hort OF tai
eradication VIII secure Hth To tn. pa;It Mt, and all
aheviatiyes aye Imply prDcfasttatJ -i1iTrrngs,
lebdipL 10 itiYl terrain dion. SANFoRD's RAD
GAL frEa. 10y MIA ltton ana BY Internal adicnis-
tratien, t.s never TAXED, even when the uisra-e has
mali llLnttu' Wt" fAs 90 dei!cate Institutions,
herring. ins "a an ,'r have been red, aud he
d. s' Thoroughly driven out,"
SNNlo4"'s GAru'AL CUBE coudsi- Of one bof'
Of 81" fAf-tt ri.E, cola. pp& 81 CATARRHAL sol
VENr, H.d iNrHr' stNiEH. nearly wrapped 10
our ~ fG-. "'tu hll Oh. .'tl"4., Pre- 81.
t1tt0r D&"G p ~, gro A.. CO.. E,sGoN.
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SOMERSET, IS Court u county Commiss
Angusf Term A d ISL

SOMERSET, IS Court u county Commissioners,
August Term, A. ID. lss7.
Upon the foregoing petition, satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners are respon
sible and ought TO be heard touching the matter set
forth in their petition 1t is Ordered that the county
commissioners meet at the hotel of Otis Holden in
Moose River Plantation, on Wednesday, October
10Th, A. d. 1887 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and thence pro
coed to view the route mentioned in said petition
and at the some place. on the next day. Thursday,
Oct 20th at O'Clock 4, NJ, hearing Of the parties
will be had at the same place, and such further
measures taken in the premises the commissioners
shall judge proper And the owners of said town Hips
beng unknown, it is further Ordered that notice of
the time, place and purpose Of the commissioners
meeting aforesaid, be given to all persons and
porations interested by publishing attested copy
OF the petition aforesaid, with this order thereon, six
weeks successfully in the Somerset Reporter, pub
lie newspaper printed at Skowhegan, in Somerset
county, and in the Kennebec Journal, a public news
paper printed at Augusta in kennebec county by the
printers to the State, the last publication of the
to be at least thirty days before the time appointed
for said view that all interested may then appear and
be htard, if they think proper.
ATTEST: L. Fl. WEBB, Clerk.
true copy of the petition and order of court
thereon.
ATTEST: L. H. WEBB, Clerk.
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KENNEBEC COUNT Yin PROBATE Court
held at Augusta, on the second Monday Of Aug.
ust, 1887.
u S. CASE and EMERY o. BEAN, Executors
He of the last will and testament of Betsey A.
Brown, late of Re adfeld. in said county, deceased
having presented their eighth account as executors
of said will for allowance:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully, prior to the first Monday of
September next, in the Kennebec Journal, a news
paper printed in Augusta that all persons interested
may attend at a Probate Court then to be held at
Augusta, and show cause, If any,why the same
should not be allowed.
q. s. WEBSTER, Judge.
Attest: HOWARD OWEN, REGISTER. w3W33s